Phil at 05:59, 16 June 2009

2009-06-16T05:59:52Z

Phil: New page: '''Petit Jean Mountain''' in Conway County, Arkansas, at 1180 feet in elevation overlooks the Arkansas River valley. The mountain is named for "Petit Jean" a woman named Adrienne w...

2009-06-16T05:56:41Z

New page: '''Petit Jean Mountain''' in Conway County, Arkansas, at 1180 feet in elevation overlooks the Arkansas River valley. The mountain is named for "Petit Jean" a woman named Adrienne w...

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'''Petit Jean Mountain''' in [[Conway County]], Arkansas, at 1180 feet in elevation overlooks the [[Arkansas River]] valley. The mountain is named for "Petit Jean" a woman named Adrienne who by legend pretended to be a cabin boy to follow her fiancee Chavet on an expedition led by Hernando de Soto to the New World. Petit Jean's grave is located atop the eastern tip of the mountain.

Petit Jean Mountain is home to Arkansas' first state park, formed in 1923 from a land deed donated to the state by the Fort Smith Lumber Company. The park is the first in the Arkansas state park system and is still considered the "flagship." The park boundaries today comprise 3,471 acres of the mountaintop. There are a number of stunning natural geological features within the park boundaries, including a number that have been named: [[Bear Cave]], [[Carpet Rocks]], [[Cedar Falls]], [[The Grotto]], [[Natural Bridge]], [[Rock House Cave]], and [[Turtle Rocks]]. Several of the sites have evidence of visits dating to prehistoric Native American times. The park has twenty-one miles of hiking trails and a number of structures, most notably [[Mather Lodge]], erected by the Civilian Conservation Corps in the depths of the Great Depression.

The mountain is also home to the [[Winrock Institute]], [[Winrock Farms]], and the [[Museum of Automobiles]].

==References==

==External links==

*[http://www.petitjeanstatepark.com/ Petit Jean State Park homepage]

[[Category:Mountains]]

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−	'''Petit Jean Mountain''' ~~in [[Conway County]], Arkansas,~~ at 1180 feet in elevation overlooks the [[Arkansas River]] valley. The mountain is named for ~~"Petit Jean"~~ a woman named Adrienne who by legend pretended to be a cabin boy to follow her fiancee Chavet on an expedition led by Hernando de Soto ~~to the New World~~. Petit Jean's grave is located atop the eastern tip of the mountain.	+	[[Image:Petit Jean Mtn.jpg\|thumb\|300px\|View from top of Petit Jean Mountain. Photo by Mark Senia.]]
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		+	'''Petit Jean Mountain''' at 1180 feet in elevation overlooks the [[Arkansas River]] valley in [[Conway County]], Arkansas. The mountain is named for a young woman named Adrienne who by legend pretended to be the cabin boy "Petit Jean" in order to follow her fiancee Chavet on an expedition to the New World led by Hernando de Soto. Petit Jean's grave is located atop the eastern tip of the mountain.

	Petit Jean Mountain is home to Arkansas' first state park, formed in 1923 from a land deed donated to the state by the Fort Smith Lumber Company. The park is the first in the Arkansas state park system and is still considered the "flagship." The park boundaries today comprise 3,471 acres of the mountaintop. There are a number of stunning natural geological features within the park boundaries, including a number that have been named: [[Bear Cave]], [[Carpet Rocks]], [[Cedar Falls]], [[The Grotto]], [[Natural Bridge]], [[Rock House Cave]], and [[Turtle Rocks]]. Several of the sites have evidence of visits dating to prehistoric Native American times. The park has twenty-one miles of hiking trails and a number of structures, most notably [[Mather Lodge]], erected by the Civilian Conservation Corps in the depths of the Great Depression.		Petit Jean Mountain is home to Arkansas' first state park, formed in 1923 from a land deed donated to the state by the Fort Smith Lumber Company. The park is the first in the Arkansas state park system and is still considered the "flagship." The park boundaries today comprise 3,471 acres of the mountaintop. There are a number of stunning natural geological features within the park boundaries, including a number that have been named: [[Bear Cave]], [[Carpet Rocks]], [[Cedar Falls]], [[The Grotto]], [[Natural Bridge]], [[Rock House Cave]], and [[Turtle Rocks]]. Several of the sites have evidence of visits dating to prehistoric Native American times. The park has twenty-one miles of hiking trails and a number of structures, most notably [[Mather Lodge]], erected by the Civilian Conservation Corps in the depths of the Great Depression.

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Phil at 05:59, 16 June 2009

Phil: New page: '''Petit Jean Mountain''' in Conway County, Arkansas, at 1180 feet in elevation overlooks the Arkansas River valley. The mountain is named for "Petit Jean" a woman named Adrienne w...